Cover securing means for containers



Jan. 2, 1951 W. TAMOSCHAT COVER SECURING MEANS FOR CONTAINERS Filed Feb. 16, 1948 l-Era; 18

INVENTOR Wil iam Ilzmoscka ATI' RNEY Patented Jan. 2, 1.951

' COVER SECURING MEANS FOR CONTAINERS William Tamoschat, New York, N. Y., assignor to r Daniel D. Zell, New York, N. Y.

' Application February 16, 1948, Serial No. 8,577

-My invention relates to containers thatmay be employed as a handbag or a vanity case-for enclosing a traveling clock; and generally for carrying specific articles.

In my earlier Patent 2,218,665, I devised a case adapted to be covered with a flexible material such as leather, and which was successfully employed as a cigarette case. It was characterized frame channel member around which the flexible cover was wrapped, the marginal edges of which were carried into the mouth of the channel. A clamping frame member was secured thereto, one leg of which'extended over and secured the marginal edges of the flexible cover to the frame, and additionally furnished a metal edging which protected the leather edges against I wear and simultaneously gave a finished and decorative appearance to the case whether opened or closed. v

, In Ser. No. 632,167, now issued as Patent No. 2,527,339, dated October 24, 1950, of which this is a continuation in part, I flrst disclosed the securement of the marginal edges of the flexible cover to the frame member, independently of the clamping member. n

' In both prior concepts, the depth of the case was limited to the ability of the leather to be evenly drawn around the corners and tucked into the mouth of the channel without leaving unsightly corner folds.

It is the primary object of my invention to provide an improvement of my earlier containers. wherein the case may be made of practically unlimited depth, yet employ leather as the prin-- cipal coverin for the case.

I accomplish these and other objects and obtain my new results as will be apparent from the device described in the following specification, particularly pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a, perspective view illustrating my container in opened position.

Fig, 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the case taken in the plane 2-2 of Fig. l, indicating the cross-sectional construction.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modification thereof.

Fig. 4 is another similar view of a further modiflcation.

As shown in the drawing, my container is made in two complementary halves l and l l which may be substantially identical, as illustrated,-hinged at l2 with latch elements l3 and M of suitable construction to hold the two halves in closed position.

'g was, (01. I5046) 2 One of the container halves, namely l0, is shown in partial cross section in Fig. 2. It comprises the clamping or upper frame member l5 having an outwardly laterally extending flange leg I! and a vertical flange leg I8, which inter-1 looks with the channel shaped lower frame l9 composed of an outer leg 20, an inner' leg 2|, and a bottom section 22.

The flexible covering 23 is wrapped around outer leg 20 with the marginal portions 24 positioned in the; mouth of the lower frame H! where it is securely held by several methods previously disclosed and hereinafter again described.

- The flexible covering 23 when made of flat thin leather sheeting has a limited depth of draw wherein the corner portions can be smoothly shaped around the corners of the lower frame member l9 before insertion into the channel. Bee yond this limited depth of draw which varies with the leather but in the. type used for cigarette cases, may be only M1", the corners lose their smooth appearance, and become bulky and unslightly. v

I have discovered how to retain a leather covering with a limited draw and yet obtain a case of substantially unlimited depth. I

.Between the outwardly extending flange ll of the upper frame member l6 and the lower frame member I 9, I insert a spacer device which, as shown in Fig. 2, may be a U-shaped spacer having an outer wall 3|, bottom portion 32, and inner wall 33, all similar, in general shape, to the lower frame member l9. Thus the flange H of the upper frame member I 6 keeps the spacer in position on the lower frame member 19. The spacer may be of unlimited depth, since the vertical flange I8 of the upper frame member I 6 may be similarly extended to interlock with the inner leg 2| of member IS.

The interlocking means as shown in Fig. 2 may be formed by providing a cut-out in the inner leg 2| into which a tongue 36 formed in leg l8 may snap to interlock the parts together. In Fig. 3, the spacer is shown made of solid plasticmaterial 30a having the selected height,"

provided with, if desired, an ornamental exposed outer surface 3 la of pleasing configuration.

The marginal portions 24a of the flexible cover ing may be secured in position by bending over a tongue section 35b formed from the cut-out 35d.

flange I'Ia, brought about by interlocking the leg l8a to leg Zia by tongue 36a engaging cut-out 35a.

In Fig. 4, the spacer 30b is covered with a flexible sheeting 40 which may be the same as the flexible covering 231) or of contrasting color or material. The covering 40 may be independently secured to the spacer 301) by glueing as at 4! and 42 or other suitable means, or bythe clamping pressure of the flange I'Ib upon the edge of leg 3lb.

Similarly the flexible covering 23b may be independently secured to the: lower framepmember [91) by glueing 43 or other suitable means.

I am thus able to accomplish the'primary' ob.-- ject of increasing the depth of the container construction shown in my earlier patent, in a manner .both inexpensive and satisfactory. Some of the die out parts are identical thus obtaining an advantageous economy manufacture. Additionally I can employ the. method of independently securing the covering materials to their. frame members which. adds to the manufacturing convenience when the parts are stored, prior to as well as in assembly operations. H

I have thus described my invention, but I desite it understood that it is not confined to the particular forms or uses shown and described. the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention maybe carried out in other. ways without departing from the spirit of my invention, and, therefore, I claim broadly the right to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope. of the appended claims, and by means of which, objects of my invention are at- Itained and new results accomplished, as it is obvious. that the particular embodiments herein shown. and describeda-re only some of the many that can beemployed to attain these objects and accomplish these results.

I claim:

1. In a container of the class described, a lower frame member having inner and outer legs forminga continuous channel, the'outer surface of the inner leg having a fiaticontacting surface; an. upper frame member having an inner vertical flange and an outwardly extending lateral flange; a side wall comprising a cover ext-endstructed of shape retaining material extending across the mouth of the channel and engaging the inner vertical flange of the upper frame member, and havingan outer peripherally exposed surface, said lower and upper frame members; being assembled to cause the spacer to be securely compressed under pressure of the outwardly extending lateral flange of the upper frame. member, with the vertical flange of the upper frame member in direct bearing contact with the flat inside contacting surface of the inner leg of the lower frame member, said; vertical flange and inner leg having coacting parts to retain said members in assembled relation.

2. The construction of claim 1, wherein the spacer is channel shaped.

WILLIAM'TAMOSCI-IAJI.

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